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Credit Repair Business Progrexion Files for Bankruptcy Over $2.7 Billion CFPB Claim

Credit repair services provider Progrexion filed for bankruptcy after losing a court decision to dodge $2.7 billion in payments requested by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), WSJ Pro

Bed Bath & Beyond in Talks to Sell Buybuy Baby to Owner of Janie and Jack

Bed Bath & Beyond is in talks to keep its Buybuy Baby chain open through a possible sale to the private-equity owner of children’s apparel retailer Janie and Jack, WSJ Pro Bankruptcy reported. Go

Genesis Judge Rejects FTX Demand to Join Crypto Bankruptcy Talks

FTX Trading Ltd. cannot join confidential mediation sessions between bankrupt crypto lender Genesis Global Holdco and its parent company Digital Currency Group, a judge ruled yesterday, Bloomberg News

Mallinckrodt Stock Sinks as It Considers Another Bankruptcy

Mallinckrodt’s stock fell by 40% Monday after the drugmaker said it is in talks with creditors about options including a second bankruptcy filing to fix its balance sheet and address a $200 million

Rockley Photonics as It Emerges from Chapter 11 with $35 Million Fresh Funding

Photonics-based solutions company Rockley Photonics filed for chapter 11 protection in Q1 giving it protection do a comprehensive financial restructuring of the firm. Yesterday it announced that

SEC Says Binance Misused Customer Funds, Ran Illegal Crypto Exchange in U.S.

The Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday sued Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, alleging the overseas company operated an illegal trading platform in the U.S. and misused

Fairfax Financial to Buy Majority of PacWest Loans Sold to Kennedy-Wilson

Canadian insurer Fairfax Financial Partners said on Monday it had agreed to buy a huge chunk of PacWest Bancorp real estate loans from property investment firm Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc for $2.1

Subway Struggles to Get Big New Franchisees to Buy Its U.S. Sandwich Shops

Subway is seeking big new franchisees in the U.S. in a push to revamp its ownership model, but low restaurant profits and outdated stores are making it a tough sell for the global sandwich chain

Commercial Chapter 11 Filings Doubled Over Same Period Last Year, Total Bankruptcy Filings Up 23 Percent Over Same Time Period

Commercial chapter 11 filings increased 105 percent in May 2023 to 680 versus the 332 filings in May 2022, according to data provided by Epiq Bankruptcy, the leading provider of U.S. bankruptcy filing

Bankruptcy Judge Revives Some Sex Abuse Lawsuits Tied to Long Island Diocese

A bankruptcy judge allowed sexual-abuse survivors to resume lawsuits against parishes and other affiliates of the Diocese of Rockville Centre in suburban Long Island, N.Y., that have been paused since